Text Features
Text features help us find information _____ and easily.
quickly
What are the five text structures?
Description, chronological order/sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast
What is the definition of main idea?
The central point an author is trying to make.
What is the definition of nonfiction?
What are the three kinds of author's purposes?
To persuade, to inform, to entertain
The text feature that uses a real image taken by a camera
photograph
If the title of a book is "Frog or Toad?" which text structure is it most likely?
Compare and contrast
Where do supporting details come from?
The text
Name three genres of nonfiction.
Biography, autobiography, informational text, memoir, reference
What is the text structure of this passage?
When you walk into my bedroom there is a window facing you. To the right of that is a dresser and television and on the other side of the window is my bed.
Description
The text feature that tells the reader what is in the picture or diagram
caption
Which text structure uses these signal words: before, after, first, second, last, then, next.
Chronological order/sequence
What is the main idea of this passage?
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.
This paragraph is about rare and valuable pennies.
A book about the life of President Barack Obama
Text feature that lists important dates in chronological order
Timeline
The text feature that helps us find meanings of unknown words, located in the back of the book
glossary
A book about climate change explains what causes it and what we can do to reverse the dangers. Which text structure?
cause and effect
What is the main idea of this passage?
Screech! When a driver pushes on the brake pedal, it initiates a process that causes the vehicle to stop in motion. We literally trust braking systems with our lives every time we get into a vehicle or cross at a busy intersection. How does this life-critical process work? It begins when the pedal is pushed. At this moment brake fluid is released into the braking mechanisms. As the fluid collects, this creates a leverage, which causes a friction to be applied. This friction will create a force that will cause the wheels to stop and allow you to reach your destination safely. Beep! Beep!
A book written by Malala Yousafzai about her life
autobiography or memoir
What is the main idea of the passage?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the surface of the moon, but they were not the last. That was Gene Cernan, the last man to step off the lunar surface. In total there have been twelve men who have walked on the moon, all of whom had done so between 1969 and 1972, which is the most recent non-Michael Jackson moon walking.
The text feature that helps us identify the vocabulary words in a section of text
Bold words or highlighted words
Which text structure is this passage?
Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.
Problem and solution
What is the main idea?
Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.
This paragraph is about the origins of Halloween.
What is the author's purpose?
A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
What is the author's purpose?
A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary
To persuade